Korean Institute for Presidential Studies

The Korean Institute for Presidential Studies (KIPS) is an independent research foundation located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1999, KIPS evaluates the presidential performance in South Korea   and conducts research and education in the presidential studies. KIPS also publishes the Korean Presidential Studies Series with the Korean Association for Presidential Studies and the Nanam Publishing House.

In September 2023, KIPS supported the inaugural Incheon Security Conference  financially with the Incheon Metropolitan City and Kyonggi University Graduate School of Political Studies to commemorate the Incheon Landing Operation in 1950. This landing operation, known as Operation Chromite was the pivotal moment that changed the tide of the 1950-53 Korean War.

Notable scholars
Chairman
 * Sung Deuk Hahm, Dean (2021–present) of the Graduate School of Political Studies and Naun Professor of Political Science and Law, Kyonggi University

Members of the Executive Board
 * Dong Wook Yim, Director of the KIPS; Vice President for Administration & External Affairs (2021–present) and Professor of General Education, Cha University
 * Yong Jae Jin, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Yonsei University; President (2017) of the Korean Political Science Association
 * Kwang Ho Jung, Professor of Public Administration, Seoul National University; President-elect (2024), Korean Association of Public Administration; Dean (2020-2022) of the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University
 * Sam Youl Lee, Professor of Public Policy and Management, Yonsei University; Editor-in-Chief (2024–present), Yonsei University Press.